The Port Huron Northern sophomore has received plenty of attention from all across the country during the past several weeks.

After initially receiving scholarship offers to play football at Western Michigan, Central Michigan and Toledo, McGregor saw interest increase the following weeks. That began with Purdue offering him, then Notre Dame, Michigan, Nebraska and now Michigan State.

"Going on visits, you see a lot of the same things," McGregor said. "The (graduate assistant) normally walks you around and you get to see the meeting rooms and you get to meet the position coach and defensive coordinator.

"The biggest thing to me is the relationship with the position coach and the defensive coordinator, because that is who you will be working directly with every day. I want to make sure I focus on those relationships."

Before he left the campus, McGregor said he was impressed with Michigan State. Then he was off to Ohio State, where he would also attend a select Addidas football camp 15 minutes away from the OSU campus.

"It was a crazy experience," McGregor said. "Growing up watching Michigan teams and going there, you can see how good their facility is and how nice it is and how good the coaches are is crazy."

McGregor remains intent on taking his time and keeping his options open during the recruiting process. But he is excited to have the opportunity to live out his dream.

"It's surreal to have this experience," he said. "Growing up, I always wanted to play college football and now it is becoming a reality."

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